Big media has got a big problem. It must intensely focus on and deal with at least two sea changes-technology-enabled consumer control and pervasive broadband-that are poised to destroy what’s left of the status quo and initiate a profound power…
In “Content, services must counter cable erosion” (EM, Nov. 4), Jason Bazinet is an analyst with JPMorgan.
Aaron Kaplan and Greg Lipstone have been named co-heads of network television at the William Morris Agency, where they will join the leadership team of William Morris Television along with Sam Haskell, executive VP and worldwide head of TV, and…
see publication for the following charts:Demographic ratings: broadcast prime time, syndicationNight by night nielsen prime time ratings for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3Ratings for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3
ABC’s owned-and-operated stations in the three largest television markets captured the ratings crown for local election night coverage on Nov. 5. WABC-TV won the ratings race in New York with a 5.4 household rating, representing 394,000 homes, from 11 p.m….
What it does: The DU1, a digital video recording device, is a small, portable hard-disk recorder that attaches to a Sony camcorder. It’s about the size of a camera battery and allows the user to capture and store video on…
NBC has added Bravo, the arts and entertainment network, to its cable holdings in a deal worth $1.25 billion that was wrapped up over the Nov. 2 weekend.Although the development of crossover NBC-Bravo projects, running the gamut from reality shows…
Title: President of the Walt Disney Internet GroupBackground: As president of Walt Disney Internet Group Mr. Wadsworth oversees the company’s Internet businesses and has operational responsibility for Disney.com worldwide, FamilyFun.com, Movies.com, DisneyAuctions and the wireless businesses for all Disney properties….
Posted Friday, Nov. 8 Court tosses FCC rules on description services A U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington today axed Federal Communications Commission rules requiring TV stations to provide description services for the visually impaired. The court said the FCC…
Telepictures signs Sharon Osbourne to host talk show LOS ANGELES November 7, 2002 Maybe that MTV gig wasn’t such a bad idea after all. Sharon Osbourne, co-star of MTV’s hit series “The Osbournes,” is said to have struck a deal…